The European Union Prize for Citizen Science made a statement. It honoured, presented and supported outstanding projects whose social and political impact advanced the further development of a pluralistic, inclusive and sustainable society in Europe. The European Commission had entrusted Ars Electronica in Linz with the task of staging this prestigious and highly remunerated competition. The Citizen Science Prize was embedded in the large-scale IMPETUS project.
The prize categories aim to reach out to a great variety of projects in the submission process
Projects were able to submit their proposals during the three open calls organised by the IMPETUS project, which were then judged by an external jury of experts.
Each year, we presented three awards –
- Grand Prize, which received €60,000.
- Diversity and Collaboration Award, which received €20,000.
- Digital Community Award, which received €20,000.
- Alongside these, 27 projects received honourable mentions.
The European Prize for Citizen Science was presented each year at the Ars Electronica Festival, Prix Ars Electronica, which is one of the best-known and longest-running prizes in the fields of electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture, and music.
Check out the Prize Winners
IMPETUS Interviews…..
In this series of IMPETUS Interviews, we looked back at projects highlighted by the European Prize for Citizen Science to discuss the great work they had done to address societal issues, how they used citizen science practices, and where they were heading.
